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So that's the reason they traded for a guy who coudn't make it past week 6? Had they signed Vince Young, the result woudn't have been any worse.

You act like they could have predicted Flynn was going to suck and pout.

Seriously? What is the front office's job exactly? Throw darts at a board and hope for the best? They'd better be able to avoid those kind of transactions in the future so call it a prediction if you want, i'll call it a player evaluation (talent and character).

You're right we have the worst front office ever no other team has made any mistakes with draft picks or FA signings._________________Homey don't play that!

So that's the reason they traded for a guy who coudn't make it past week 6? Had they signed Vince Young, the result woudn't have been any worse.

You act like they could have predicted Flynn was going to suck and pout.

Seriously? What is the front office's job exactly? Throw darts at a board and hope for the best? They'd better be able to avoid those kind of transactions in the future so call it a prediction if you want, i'll call it a player evaluation (talent and character).

You're right we have the worst front office ever no other team has made any mistakes with draft picks or FA signings.

That's nowhere close what i'm saying. I'm not gonna pretend this didn't turn out to be a bad move though._________________

So that's the reason they traded for a guy who coudn't make it past week 6? Had they signed Vince Young, the result woudn't have been any worse.

You act like they could have predicted Flynn was going to suck and pout.

Seriously? What is the front office's job exactly? Throw darts at a board and hope for the best? They'd better be able to avoid those kind of transactions in the future so call it a prediction if you want, i'll call it a player evaluation (talent and character).

You're right we have the worst front office ever no other team has made any mistakes with draft picks or FA signings.

That's nowhere close what i'm saying. I'm not gonna pretend this didn't turn out to be a bad move though.

But you can't pretend that a bad move therefor implies they are throwing darts at a board and there is even a remote possibility that they won't make a bad move in the future.

I remember a really good article posted here years ago that I'll have a hard time forgetting. It was a statistical research article about draft picks vs free agent signings. It compared the NFL averages over the last several or 10 years of how many draft picks panned out, vs how many multiyear free agent signings panned out. The percentage that they would contribute decently or better to your team were both right around %50, with draft picks holding a slightly higher percentage.

Then the article talked about how some GM's like Ted Thompson stockpile later round draft picks and how it was an amazingly good idea because he gives himself more %50 chances of players contributing to his team, and he doesn't have o spend the money in free agency to get the same results.

it was actually a really wonderful article, I wish I could find it again._________________Bah-Weep-Granah-Weep-Nini-Bong
My short-term memory is not as sharp as it used to be.
Also, my short-term memory is not as sharp as it used to be.

But you can't pretend that a bad move therefor implies they are throwing darts at a board and there is even a remote possibility that they won't make a bad move in the future.

That's not what i'm saying either. raidr4life said they couldn't "predict" he was going to suck and pout. Their job is to bring players who aren't going to suck and pout. They clearly mis-evaluated this player to the point they had to cut him 4 months later. Hopefully, it won't happen too often._________________

IF Allen gets canned, my number 1 candidate is Bill O'Brien. That would be awesome.

After that I like Ray Horton, Mike Zimmer and David Shaw (although I think he stays in college)

Mike Zimmer would be my pick, but it don't sound like Allen is going anywhere unless Raiders get blown out the last 3 weeks.

The OC and DC might not be brought back though.

Remember you said that.

Oops meant [isn't]

Hello, blow out . . . .

I thought a meltdown might happen. I would hold fort with DA UNLESS Bill O'Brien is available. PLEASE! He is the guy this team needs. I've got two words for RaiderNation: McGloin, Hackenberg. Look what O'Brien has done with their development.

While you guys are bananas over Jameis this kid Hackenberg WILL surpass him by the time they are both eligible for the draft._________________

Nodisrespect wrote:

(on building inside out) teams without highly draft DT's make the playoffs and win the superbowl regularly.

Bonez wrote:

Teams that win Superbowls and make the playoffs aren't picking in the Top 5, clearly